Halloween 2008

Halloween this year proved to be a challenge.  Daddy and Mommy had a great plan for the kids to be robots.  They made some really neat robot costumes, including switches and shiny hats.  The kids put them on once and wouldn't have anything else to do with the costumes.  Halloween Plan A is now waiting to be used for dress up time.  After much debating and searching Halloween Plan B was formed.  Using Abram's fire boots and Katie's purple skirt as inspiration we created the Fire Chief and a Flower Fairy Princess.  For a while we wondered if Halloween Plan B would work either. 

Finally on Halloween night after much struggle and a change of pants (Abram would not put on his firefighter pants), we headed out about 5:15 with pieces of a Fire Chief and a Flower Fairy Princess and all the accessories in a bag hoping sometime before the night was over all the pieces would be used at some point.  At our first stop Grandma Morgan's (where we were excited to see out of town visitors Aunt Cynthia and Richard), Abram had on his firetruck t-shirt, a pair of red sweatpants, and his fire boots.  Katie had on her pink sweatsuit and purple skirt.  As soon as we walked in the door, she yanked off the skirt (a trend that continued all night...she would put it on and shed it once she got through the door). 

After hanging out there for a little while, we moved on again to Papa Ted's, then to Grandma Duncan's.  Grandma Duncan was the first stop that got to see the whole outfit.  Abram finally decided to put on his jacket because it was dark outside and Katie was too occupied with the candy from Papa to notice the wings that were stuck on her back, sneakily. 

After Grandma's it was off to Grammy's church for the Fall Festival.  We really didn't get many pictures there because it was so crowded.  The highlight though was getting to see a helicopter take off and seeing the fire truck up close. Then it was back to see Uncle Marc for some new cars and somehow two very sleepy toddlers stayed awake all the way back across town to our final stop with Aunt Dot and Grandma Reid. 

About 10:30, we arrived back home...carried in two toddlers, changed their clothes, laid them in bed, and didn't hear a peep until about 8:00 this morning (that is sleeping in).  After breakfast and a little cleaning everyone laid back down for a 4 hour nap. 

It was a long night but lots of fun.  Abram actually kind of got the idea of what was going on and woke up this morning talking about "hulloween" and Katie just had a blast seeing all her favorite people and dancing around.  Thanks to all our family and friends for another unforgettable holiday and for all of you we didn't get to see Happy Halloween.
Enjoy the pictures (there are lots!)

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